General Course Descriptions for Terms: civil procedure
714 - Civil Procedure
Development of the modern civil action including pleading, discovery, and the pretrial conference; the trial; motions after verdict and judgment; appeals; state and federal procedures.
802 - Civil Procedure II
Jurisdiction of courts, state and federal; joinder of claims and parties in civil action, and effect of judgments.
950 - Complex Litigation
Complex Litigation is a course in advanced civil procedure that focuses on class actions and other litigation involving multiple parties and claims, and jurisdictional overlap. The course will have an emphasis on class action litigation, but will also explore MDL and arbitration proceedings and a variety of related topics: Article III standing, consolidation and joinder, litigation management, discovery, settlement, the role of experts, ethical issues, and more. Class discussion will consider both practical and theoretical problems relating to complex cases.